Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The office of a canon; a canonry.
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- noun The office of a canon; a canonry.
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- noun The
office of acanon ; acanonry .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Indeed, they may be said to be a specific kind of canonicate schools.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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In the cities and towns where there was no cathedral, the canons of the local church were organized after the manner of the cathedral clergy, and conducted a "canonicate" school.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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That in turn was vacated in 1555, when he gained a canonicate at Béthune.
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Early destined to the Church, he received the tonsure when he was only eight years old, and at the age of thirteen he obtained a canonicate in the cathedral of Metz.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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He studied at Padua and Bologna, received in 1529 from his older brother a canonicate at Trent and the parish of Tirol near
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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The chantry schools were similar in character to the cathedral and canonicate schools.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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That these various provisions for the education not only of the clergy but also of the laity -- monastic schools, cathedral schools, canonicate schools, chantry schools, guild schools, hospital schools, city schools, and special educational institutions -- met the educational needs of the times, and were adequate as far as the circumstances of the times would allow, is the verdict of all historians who view without prejudice the educational career of the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Vicar-general of Constance, and was condemned by the episcopal court in that place to the loss of his canonicate at Zurich and to lifelong confinement.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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When sixteen years old he became a cleric (an expectant for a canonicate) at the cathedral of Würzburg, and in 1625 at that of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Under Bishop Henry II (1047-63), the guardian of Henry IV, the diocese secured the right of coinage was enriched by many donations; under Embrico (or Emmerich, 1063-77) the cathedral was dedicated (1065) and the canonicate and church of St. Peter and St. Felicitas were built.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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